Lebanese Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 4 servings peppercorns black
• 1 cup bulgur wheat 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 1 pound ground beef 7% lean ( fat or less)
• 2 cups onions coarsely chopped
• 0.3 cup parsley chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon pepper 
• 1 cup nonfat yogurt plain
• 1 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• food processor
• oven
• sieve

Directions

1. Place bulgur in a fine strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water.
2. In a food processor, finely chop the onions.
3. Add beef, 1/2 cup water, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Whirl until mixture is a smooth paste.
4. Add bulgur and 1/4 cup parsley; whirl just to mix.
5. Pat meat mixture evenly into a shallow 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole.
6. Cut through meat mixture to make diamonds 2 to 3 inches wide.
7. Place a peppercorn in the center of each diamond.
8. Bake, uncovered, in a 425 oven until meat is no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 25 minutes.
9. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and add salt to taste.
10. To serve, cut diamonds apart and accompany with yogurt.